Tourism Toronto says a record 43 million people visited the city last year, spending more than $8.8 billion.
The industry association says the numbers represent a 3.6 per cent and 9.1 per cent bump over 2016 respectively.
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It says domestic travellers visit Toronto more than any other Canadian city, with two-thirds of people visiting the city from
elsewhere in the country.
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Meanwhile, Americans accounted for 2.9 million of the city's tourists and spent $2.6 billion while here.
Tourism Toronto says the more than 2 million travellers from overseas spent over $2 billion in 2017 -- a record.
